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RUSSIA, TURKEY MAY SIGN VISA-FREE TRAVEL DEAL SOON
17:31 MSK

Russia and Turkey may soon sign an agreement lifting bilateral visa requirements, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.



BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT RUSSIA ON MAY 13-14
17:30 MSK

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva will visit Russia on May 13-14, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.



UKRAINE, IMF YET TO AGREE ON SIZE OF LOAN
17:29 MSK

Ukraine has not as yet agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the size of a loan to patch up its economy under a new partnership program, the country's finance minister said on Wednesday.



KYRGYZ INTERIM LEADERS ACCUSED OF HELPING BAKIYEV TO ESCAPE
17:27 MSK

Leading members of the Kyrgyz interim government have been accused of accepting bribes to help the ousted leader and his family escape the country, the 24.kg news agency said on Wednesday.



RUSSIAN-TURKISH TRADE MAY HIT PRE-CRISIS LEVEL THIS YEAR - MEDVEDEV
14:53 MSK

Trade between Russia and Turkey may recover from last year's 40% decline in 2010, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday after talks with his Turkish counterpart.



UKRAINE LAUNCHES CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST FORMER PM YULIA TYMOSHENKO
11:33 MSK

Ukrainian prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation against former Ukrainian premier and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko over an alleged misuse of state funds, the UNIAN news agency said.



KAZAKH LOWER HOUSE GRANTS NAZARBAYEV 'LEADER OF NATION' TITLE
11:30 MSK

The lower house of the Kazakh parliament unilaterally voted on Wednesday to grant President Nursultan Nazarbayev the title of "Leader of the Nation" and give him a wide range of privileges after the expiration of his presidential term.

If approved by the upper house, Nazarbayev will enjoy life-long immunity from prosecution, with the falsification of his biography to be considered a criminal offence.

Under the amendments to the law, Nazarbayev "cannot be detained, arrested...be brought to trial on criminal or administrative charges for his activities committed while performing his presidential duties, and... related to the performance of his status of the first Kazakh president," lawmaker Rozakul Khalmuratov said.

The amendments also allow Nazarbayev to influence state policies concerning state structure and security, as well as domestic and foreign policies, after he leaves office.

Kazakh lawmakers also proposed creating a museum dedicated to the first Kazakh president and building a monument to Nazarbayev in the republic's capital, Astana.

Nazarbayev has ruled the Central Asian state for almost 21 years, as first secretary of the Kazakh Communist Party from 1989, and since the breakup of the Soviet Union as president of Kazakhstan.

In 2008, Kazakh lawmakers requested that Astana be renamed Nursultan in the first president's honor but Nazarbayev rejected the motion.

RIA Novosti



BELARUS STARTS REFINING VENEZUELAN OIL
11:25 MSK

The Mozyr oil refinery in Belarus has started refining a first shipment of oil imported from Venezuela, a spokesman for the refinery said.




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